Manufacturing

1. Comparisons
   1. To Northeast, Great Britain--Underdeveloped, BUT
   2. To World--Highly Developed
   3. Midwest--Comparable Stages
      1. Small, Local Producers
      2. Resource-based Manufacturing
2. Industries
   1. Leaders (By Value Added by Manufacturing)
      1. Forest Products
         1. Lumber (20 % of VAM)
         2. Turpentine
      2. Food (15 %)
      3. Tobacco (9 %)
   2. More Advanced Industries
      1. Cotton Textiles
      2. Iron
      3. Metal Working
3. Southern "Backwardness"
   1. Concern
   2. Why?
      1. Grand Explanations
         1. "Comparative Advantage"
         2. Anti-Industrial Ethos
      2. Specific Factors
         1. Poor Transportation
         2. Shallow and Constricted Markets
         3. High Risk
         4. Lack of Skills
            1. Mechanical
            2. Entrepreneurial